Simplicity.Indeed, it is difficult to see fitness as simple. Our minds are very complex, and it is easy to be distracted or confused by all of the noise filling the fitness space. It is even more difficult to stay motivated in a world that places aesthetics and superficiality above form and function. How is it possible to know what is real of fake? How can we know what is truth or fiction? How is it possible to achieve what we want to achieve when we have to sift through all this noise?Getting back to basics avoids the superficial, clears the complex,...

Your Past...Is done. Over. Finished.Cannot be changed.Shouldn't be forgotten, but learned from. What went right? What went wrong?Was composed of all the habits and choices you've made in the past.Might have been the best days of your life. Remember it fondly, but don't live in the past.Might have been the worst days of your life. Move on. Your Future...Hasn't happened yet. Stop worrying so much.Is full of hope. Hope is a good thing.Is an opportunity to be a little bit better than you are today.Can be planned for, but plans change.Is a new day. If today sucks, make tomorrow better.Isn't guaranteed. Shit happens to good people.Is an opportunity to...

Whose fault is it that you're out of shape?If you go by what you hear in diet ads then you believe that it's anyone's fault but yours. The big diet companies think that if they put the blame on you, then you wouldn't buy their bogus pills. So they put the blame on your cortisol levels, your modern diet (ie fast food), or your busy schedule instead of where it belongs - which is squarely on your shoulders.Sure, you have obstacles that get in your way - your schedule, your job, your kids, the weather, your knee injury from college...but ultimately...

Have you ever wondered how some people are able to maintain amazing bodies/performance while you struggle getting the physique or outcome you desire? They make it seem so easy to achieve and maintain results. What do they know that you don't? When you boil it down, the answer is quite simple.The missing link between you and your ideal body is good old motivation. A healthy dose of motivation coupled with determination will get you almost anything in life. So how do you know if you're genuinely motivated? Motivation will tell you to get out of bed for an early workout. Motivation will...

Far too often fitness is presented as complicated and confusing. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Being fit comes from living the following simple everyday practices: Throw out your big dinner plates. Using small plates at home effortlessly reduces calorie intake and promotes weight loss. Make exercise a regular part of your life. Create a network of accountability with workout partners or by working with a fitness expert. Know what you want to accomplish. Visualize the end result of your hard work. Believe in you. I know that you CAN accomplish your goals. Don't be a wimp. Keep the intensity high...